Virtual Humans Proposed As Space Travelers. "Virtual Humans" appear to be either a form of limited AI, very sophisticated software agents, or a quasi-independent form of intelligence augmentation. In any case, the intent seems to be to develop virtual personas that can be used to monitor and perform tasks "real" humans aren't that good at.
Burning Books. Fictional scenario describing life after receiving a "Google implant."
I did the usual, hiring a scrawny geezer to scan the isbns off my 1500 or so novels, text books, manuals, etc. and to package up the oddballs to FedEx for image/text scanning. Kanji Pict-O-Graphix. I can't complain about the upload times; Amazon did a great job, they were available the next day. Bullfinch's Mythology. Now I just "blink and think" and there it is.
A link blog exploring progress toward the Singularity.
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